Some managers need to learn how to motivate their employees and understand that when they throw their employees under the bus, it impacts collaboration, productivity, communication, innovation, and employee engagement.

Former Employee - Senior Professional Services Engineer in Charlotte, NC

Former Employee - Senior Professional Services Engineer in Charlotte, NC

I worked at NetApp full-time (more than 10 years)

Pros

Hard working employees. In my 13 plus years at NetApp (Network Appliance) i worked with some of the brightest technical talent ever.

Cons

Most of the techies have been laid off or outsourced. NetApp is heavy with middle management, product managers and program managers. Most of these "managers" only generate email to each other and schedule meetings where the only action is to schedule another meeting.

Advice to ManagementAdvice

Go back to the technical company you were. Quit with the "Death by Powerpoint" management style. You need more employees creating and supporting products and less people dictating "Process and Procedure" that only serves to stop creativity. End the BS of "Everyone's First Job Is Sales". Let the techies be techies.